Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1912 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
in connection with
Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homework.
1.—INSPECTION OP FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND
WORKPLACES.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
2.-DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Want of cleanliness | 17 | 17 | - | - | |
Want of ventilation | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
Overcrowding | 7 | 7 | - | - | |
Want of drainage of floors | - | - | - | - | |
Other nuisances | 27 | 27 | - | - | |
Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - |
unsuitable or defec-tive | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
Breach of special sanitary require-ments for bakehouses (ss. 97 to 100) | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report.) | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 63 | 63 | - | - |
"Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts.